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FAQs

What is the best hurricane tracker site? ›

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the trusted source for hurricane information. Resources include predicted storm tracks and wind speed probabilities.

There are currently no active storms in the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf of Mexico.

For more information on a particular storm, please visit the hurricanes.gov website.

HAFS, which became fully operational on June 27, 2023, is now the preferred option within the National Weather Service for high-resolution track and intensity forecasts, similar to the guidance long provided by HMON and HWRF.

Best Free Hurricane Tracking Tool: The National Hurricane Center. The NHC website—www.nhc.noaa.gov—is the ultimate authority when it comes to tracking and forecasting hurricanes. Their website offers real-time updates, hurricane tracking maps, and detailed information on current and potential hurricanes.

Google Maps shows alerts for these natural disasters: Earthquakes. Floods. Hurricanes or typhoons.

Since the Corioles force is at a maximum at the poles and a minimum at the equator, hurricanes can not form within 5 degrees latitude of the equator. The Corioles force generates a counterclockwise spin to low pressure in the Northern Hemisphere and a clockwise spin to low pressure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Florida experiences the most hurricanes in the U.S. overall, with a total of 120 hurricanes from 1851 to 2022. In general, the Gulf Coast states (Florida, Texas, Louisiana) are the most susceptible to hurricanes, followed by East Coast and mid-Atlantic states.

Where do hurricanes often hit? ›

Affected areas include all Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, parts of the Southwest, the Pacific Coast, and the U.S. territories in the Pacific. People who live on the coast are most at risk for extreme winds and flooding from rain and storm surge.

According to the data, the worst place in the country is Cape Hatteras on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Since 1871, the city has been affected 108 times by a hurricane or tropical storm.

1, known as “hurricane season,” I'm continually refreshing local weatherman Denis Phillips' Facebook page just in case he enacts his “Rule #7” — “Don't freak out until I tell you to” — and I miss the opportunity to legitimately freak out.

26 hours before landfall: First signs of a hurricane appear including falling pressure, light breezes, ocean surface swells of 10-15 feet, and white cirrus clouds on the horizon. 24 hours before landfall: Overcast skies, high winds, sea foam on the ocean's surface.

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The limited distortion in the low latitudes is one reason why the Mercator projection is the map of choice for tropical forecasters.

Identify Your Trusted Sources of Information

NOAA's National Hurricane Center is your official source for hurricane forecasts and the issuance of hurricane watches and warnings. Your local NOAA National Weather Service forecast office provides information regarding the expected impacts from the storm for your area.